PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Pierno (ranked 2051 p4p, 269 weight class) and Gunnar Johnsson (ranked 1908 p4p, 256 weight class). Pierno comes to the cage accompanied by Sick Puppies - You're Going Down . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierno
vs
Johnsson

180 cm
39
175 lbs
37 - 28 - 2

180 cm
37
178 lbs
29 - 13 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 37 - 28 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Pierno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 29 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Johnsson!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnsson lands a high kick!
Pierno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Johnsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Johnsson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierno.
Johnsson slips a straight right by Pierno.
Pierno has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pierno there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pierno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Johnsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Johnsson throws a lazy right hand but Pierno sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Pierno misses its intended target.
Johnsson scores with a head kick.
Pierno misses with a looping left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno misses with a body punch
and Johnsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a left to the body.
Pierno looks to throw the jab but Johnsson is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierno lands with a straight right. Johnsson didn't see that one coming.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Pierno scores with a hook to the body. Johnsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Johnsson throws a leg kick but Pierno checks it.
Johnsson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Johnsson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pierno blocks a jab.
Johnsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pierno doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnsson thows a leg kick but Pierno checks it
and Pierno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Johnsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Pierno will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnsson walks into a left hand.

Pierno fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnsson, pushing him back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Johnsson won't allow it.
Johnsson tries to break free but Pierno pushes him back against the cage.
Pierno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johnsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Johnsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierno can't find room to land a body shot as Johnsson controls the action.
A short right from Johnsson on the inside.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Johnsson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Johnsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Piernos head.
Pierno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pierno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pierno misses with the head strike.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheers as Johnsson lands an impressive looking overhand right. Pierno doesn't seem phased though.
Johnsson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pierno blocks the leg kick.
Pierno bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnsson misses with a body shot.

Johnsson instigates a clinch.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Pierno tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pierno tries to work over Johnsson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pierno fails to pull guard.
Pierno jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnsson walks away with a smile on his face. Pierno gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnsson lands a glancing blow to the side of Pierno's head.
Pierno throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A nice leg kick lands there from Johnsson.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Johnsson.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnsson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Pierno uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnsson. Pierno does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnsson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pierno chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnsson can pounce on him.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pierno.
Good exchange - Johnsson coming out on top.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Johnsson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pierno swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Pierno. Those never looked like landing.
Johnsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Johnsson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pierno tries to clinch but Johnsson is having none of it.
Pierno takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Johnsson connects with a body shot.
Pierno is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pierno. Johnsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pierno has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Pierno misses the shot to the body.
Gunnar Johnsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pierno throwing a counter right hand but Johnsson manages to avoid it.
Pierno misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnsson feints and then cracks Pierno's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pierno down.
Johnsson moves out of range as Pierno strikes.
Pierno throws a looping overhand right but Johnsson ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tim Pierno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Good leg kick by Johnsson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnsson throws out a loose jab but Pierno uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Johnsson misses with an uppercut

and Pierno counters by clinching up.

Johnsson breaks from the clinch.
Johnsson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pierno momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Johnsson.
Pierno blocks a jab.
No joy there for Pierno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A left lands for Johnsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Johnsson misses
and Pierno counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Pierno drives through and clinches with Johnsson against the cage.
Johnsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnsson to keep the fight standing.

Johnsson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
Pierno takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pierno throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnsson.
Pierno moves forwards but Johnsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Johnsson takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pierno scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnsson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pierno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Johnsson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pierno misses with a hook from the clinch.

Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnsson moves away.
Johnsson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pierno connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnsson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pierno misses with a two punch combination.
Pierno cracks Johnsson with an open hand slap.
Pierno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnsson under the eye.
Pierno checks a leg kick.
Pierno tries to counter by clinching up but Johnsson breaks away and moves out of range.

Pierno takes the fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnsson misses with a body punch.
Pierno misses with the head strike.
Johnsson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johnsson has had enough of the clinch but Pierno keeps him there for the moment.
Pierno tries to pull guard but Johnsson won't allow it.
Pierno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnsson tries to circle away but Pierno has him pinned against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Pierno fails to land.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Johnsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Pierno. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnsson breaks the clinch.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Johnsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierno is just out of range.
Pierno fails to land with a series of punches.
That kick from Johnsson tenderised Pierno's leg. Pierno is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Johnsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Pierno blocks a head kick by Johnsson.
Pierno swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnsson throws a low kick, looking for Pierno's leg but Pierno calmly moves out of range.
Johnsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierno.
Johnsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piernos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnsson dips to his left and cracks Pierno with an uppercut!
Jab, jab by Pierno - just one landing.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierno looks to land a right hand but Johnsson moved out of range.
Johnsson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looked like Pierno wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnsson throws a head kick that misses.
Pierno is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnsson sizes up Pierno with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno cracks Johnsson with a good jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnsson throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pierno throws a lazy uppercut
and Johnsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pierno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnsson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnsson tests Pierno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pierno misses with a combination
and Johnsson counters with a thumping low kick.

Pierno clinches with his opponent.
Johnsson is trying to break the clinch but Pierno is controlling him.
Pierno is working Johnsson over against the cage.
Johnsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Pierno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Johnsson backwards.
Pierno is trying to pull guard but Johnsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Johnsson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pierno rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnsson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Despite the aggression on Johnsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tim Pierno has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson connects with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierno looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnsson throws a lazy head kick
and Pierno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierno moves in looking to clinch but Johnsson pushes him off.
Johnsson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pierno avoids the head kick by Johnsson.
Johnsson dodges the punch combination from Pierno.
Pierno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierno.
Johnsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnsson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Johnsson.
Johnsson blocks a jab.
Johnsson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pierno throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Piernos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Johnsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Pierno should have avoided that one.
Pierno takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnsson throws a shot to the body.
Pierno cracks Johnsson with a good jab.
Johnsson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierno manages to avoid it.
As Johnsson tries to get set, Pierno tries to push him back and clinch up but Johnsson manages to avoid the attempt.
Pierno swings widly with a right hand
and Johnsson counters with a straight right hand.
Johnsson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pierno throws out a loose jab but Johnsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pierno throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.
Pierno missing with a left hand there. Johnsson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierno backing away here, and Johnsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Pierno moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierno connects with a crisp jab.
Gunnar Johnsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnsson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pierno swings for the body but Johnsson moves out of range.
Johnsson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slapping leg kick lands for Johnsson.
Nice body kick from Johnsson.
Johnsson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pierno in his tracks.
Johnsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Johnsson.
Pierno throws a series of punches but Johnsson avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Johnsson, right into the meat.
Johnsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pierno. That did some damage!
Johnsson blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Johnsson. That's going to slow Pierno down.
Pierno throws a body punch but Johnsson moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gunnar Johnsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnsson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gunnar Johnsson!